Sphecioses

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Sphecioses
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tineidae
Genus: Sphecioses
D.R.Davis & M.M.Davis, 2007
Species:
S. acignathus
Binomial name
Sphecioses acignathus
D.R.Davis & M.M.Davis, 2007

Sphecioses is a genus of moths belonging to the family Tineidae. It contains only one species, Sphecioses acignathus, which is found in Venezuela. [1]

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